Rehabilitation psychology: New directions? Reflections on the profession and the journal.

It is with a mixture of joy and sadness that I bid farewell to the editorship of Rehabilitation Psychology. I am sad because the journal has been a stepchild to whom I offered renewed life 5 years ago. I have watched it grow and develop over those 5 years from a fledgling infant, totally dependent on me, to an adolescent just on the brink of establishing its own identity in the world of scholarly publications. I believe the editor carries a great responsibility to help define the field, expand its horizons, and encourage publication of work that will cause policy makers, researchers, and clinicians alike to turn to the journal and the profession for answers to questions we can rightly answer. Therefore, the next step in the journal's life will be an important one, not only for the journal itself, but for the profession. If the journal can help our profession meet these challenges, then I believe we will see rehabilitation psychology established as one of the leaders among the health care professions. Other disciplines will look to the journal for guidance on a broad array of issues in the health care domain, and growing numbers will proudly identify themselves as members of that leading field, Rehabilitation Psychology. For this reason, I am pleased to pass the journal on to a new editor, one who can meet these challenges successfully. With sincere gratitude for the help and support given to me as editor by the editorial board, consulting reviewers, and the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, I bid farewell to Rehabilitation Psychology and welcome Dr. Mike Eisenberg as editor, beginning with Volume 32, 1987. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

From the editor.

In an attempt to make Rehabilitation Psychology an interactive forum, two new sections appear in this issue. The first is the "Readers' Forum," designed to present a submission that has successfully undergone the journal's anonymous review process and that addresses a significant rehabilitation issue. The second section, "Letters to the Editor," is designed to present feedback from readers, brief responses to and comments about previously published materials, and other information determined to be of potential interest to readers but that does not lend itself to more formal presentation. Every effort will continue to be made to make Rehabilitation Psychology responsive to its readers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial notes.

Discusses the author's goals upon his assumption of the responsibilities of Editor of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. At the suggestion of the Executive Committee of APA Division 24, he hopes to include more scholarly and substantive material in this publication than it previously contained, hence the new designation Bulletin. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A final word: The passing of the editorial mantle and some reflections on the field.

My task as editor of Developmental Psychology is complete with the publication of this issue. My editorship has spanned 6 years and six volumes of Developmental Psychology. This is a task that I described to a colleague as "unrelenting" and time consuming and at the same time highly rewarding and stimulating. It is difficult to imagine a vantage point that would yield a better "sense of the field" than editing a journal because you are at the center of the intellectual activity of the discipline. You see the best and sometimes the not so terrific articles being produced. I hope that we have selected well from the daily onslaught of submissions. It should be underscored that this journal, like all scientific journals, is, in the final analysis, community property. My associate editors and I are merely the short-term custodians of the community's vehicle. We are part of that scientific community before, during, and after. I am grateful for the opportunity to have been entrusted with this task. I am also looking forward to returning full time to the community so that I will have increased opportunity to contribute to this and other journals in the capacity of author once again! I am pleased to be succeeded as editor by Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, with whom I have had the pleasure of sharing the editorial duties over the past several years. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial: Ave, Atque, Vale.

Presents the current author's "hail and farewell" as editor of Professional Psychology, a post which he has served for the past 6 years. Congratulations are extended to the new editor Norman Abeles. The author notes that he has simply attempted to build upon the solid foundation that Donald Freedheim, the founding editor of Professional Psychology, "so ably established". (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial.

Presents some brief remarks from the editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology regarding his goals for the Journal, and noting the decline in membership in Division 15. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Inaugural editorial for Journal of Educational Psychology.

Discusses the editorial goals for the Journal of Educational Psychology, which include publishing articles that test models, principles, hypotheses, and claims that are grounded theoretically; and reporting new data and empirical analyses that advance psychological theory. The author also discusses the methodological approaches that he expects to see in submissions under his editorship. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne: The next four years.

When a new editorial team takes over responsibility for the important task of overseeing the production of a journal, it is critical, for both readers and those interested in publishing their scholarly work in the journal, that they clearly present their vision for the direction of the journal. Such a statement provides an opportunity for the editors to illustrate their plans for interpreting the journal's mandate in a manner that ensures continuity with previous volumes of the journal while also emphasizing areas of the mandate that may not have received the attention they deserve. This editorial is designed with these purposes in mind. In the following paragraphs, we will provide information on the structure and scope of the journal for the next four years, as well as practical information on how authors should interpret the mandate of the journal and submit their work to the journal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne: Les quatre prochaines années.

When a new editorial team takes over responsibility for the important task of overseeing the production of a journal, it is critical, for both readers and those interested in publishing their scholarly work in the journal, that they clearly present their vision for the direction of the journal. Such a statement provides an opportunity for the editors to illustrate their plans for interpreting the journal's mandate in a manner that ensures continuity with previous volumes of the journal while also emphasizing areas of the mandate that may not have received the attention they deserve. This editorial is designed with these purposes in mind. In the following paragraphs, we will provide information on the structure and scope of the journal for the next four years, as well as practical information on how authors should interpret the mandate of the journal and submit their work to the journal. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editor’s column.

Discusses some of the activities of Consulting Psychology Journal during the months before and after APA's convention. The author briefly notes CPJ's financial state and some of CPJ's editorial goals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Correction to Editorial Consultants for the October 1979 Special Issue: Hypnosis and Psychopathology.

In the October 1979 Special Issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Volume 88, Number 5), the list of editorial consultants for the issue, which appears on the reverse page of the table of contents, is incorrect. The corrected list of editorial consultants for the October 1979 Special Issue are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An editorial on maintaining the outreach of Canadian psychology through the study of the brain, behaviour, and cognitive science.

This editorial discusses the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology: its contents, new editorial team, editorial policies, and outreach. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

History of Psychology new editor statement.

Two astute and creative editors have guided History of Psychology through its first 12 volumes. Michael Sokal, Founding Editor, and James Capshew have done marvelous work in making the journal must reading for scholars in the history of the human sciences. I feel honored to serve as the third editor of the journal and will continue the excellent editorial standards set for the journal. Over the course of the next year, readers will see several new features in the journal. Each year, we plan to have either one full issue or a special section devoted to a particular topic. A second new feature is Teaching the History of Psychology, with Barney Beins, a past-President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, serving as Section Editor. While the journal will continue to cover all eras of psychology, I will seek more submissions on the history of psychology after World War Two. For American psychology, this has been the period when it has grown most dramatically, not only in numbers, but in worldwide influence, concurrent with the growth of American political, economic, and military influence. My goal as editor is to make the journal indispensable reading and to have the kind of quality that will make it necessary to expand the number of pages we print each year. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial

Introduces this issue of Consulting Psychology Journal, and outlines some of the editorial plans and goals for CPJ. A discussion of some of the APA's "mandates" for CPJ is included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Editorial.

Once again, a change has occurred. As you probably noticed, the color of the cover for this issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (JCCP) is different, signaling the “changing of the guard” of the editorial team. JCCP has a long-standing legacy of excellence in publishing high-quality, cutting-edge, and innovative research and scholarship in clinical psychology. Its increasing Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factor rating continues to attest to its influence on the field overall. As the new editor, I intend to do my utmost to preserve this reputation. Moreover, I am humbled upon reflecting on those before me in this position, as well as excited about shepherding such a premier journal over the course of the next 6 years. I am cognizant not only of the impact that this journal has on the science of clinical psychology but also of its influence on clinical practice and service delivery via the dissemination and adoption of evidenced-based interventions. In this context, I am grateful for having been able to assemble such a high-caliber team of associate and consulting editors. This editorial presents some ideas for the future of JCCP in terms of content, structure, and format. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Professional issues in Canadian counselling psychology: Identity, education, and professional practice.

The past decade has seen significant growth in counselling psychology's professional identity, increased visibility of the specialization within applied psychology, and advances in doctoral training and accreditation by the Canadian Psychological Association. The current article details professional issues associated with the recent evolution of the field, including the establishment of a strong professional identity for the profession, developments and challenges associated with graduate training (e.g., the limited availability of predoctoral internships), and the implications of the dynamic, changing workplace environment for graduates affiliated with counselling psychology. Recommendations are offered for continued development of the specialization in its Canadian context. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)